TPI tuners
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Car: '88 Camaro
Engine: 5.7 L98
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: Borg Warner 9 bolt w/3.27 lim. slip
TPI tuners
I recently met a guy (Chris Silva) who does custom wiring for hot rods that use fuel injection, specifically TPI.
www.silvaswireandrods.com
He told me about a guy in the Sacremento area (Mark Romans) who used to work for Delphi(the co. that designed/programmed the ECM) and now tunes them. Anyone on here know him personally? I heard that he may be interested in doing a dyno tune if there were enought TPI guys who wanted it done. I plan on contacting him when my '54 is done, and again when my IROC is done. Just curious if any of you Sac guys know him. Also John Spear from Speartech, but he's in Anderson, IN.
www.silvaswireandrods.com
He told me about a guy in the Sacremento area (Mark Romans) who used to work for Delphi(the co. that designed/programmed the ECM) and now tunes them. Anyone on here know him personally? I heard that he may be interested in doing a dyno tune if there were enought TPI guys who wanted it done. I plan on contacting him when my '54 is done, and again when my IROC is done. Just curious if any of you Sac guys know him. Also John Spear from Speartech, but he's in Anderson, IN.
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Re: TPI tuners
Did i hear LS1 tuning?
You won't find any shops around here that specialize in TPI/TBI 3rd gens, for obvious demand and technology reasons.
Maybe Marc and Bennie will work on changing that with the dyno at the shop there.
I know Kevin91Z ^ has some good knowledge in TPI tuning and has helped a lot of folks down south.
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Re: TPI tuners
Look up Jason aka Camaero on this forum, he is getting good with tuning these cars and is located over here on the coast. I am unsure how many jobs he wants to take on, but it may be worth a shot. I just had him work on tuning the TPI in my 57' Chevy and it runs ALOT better now!
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Re: TPI tuners
Does Mark burn chips also? Is it better to have the guy who's going to tune your car burn the chip or does it matter? I've upgraded my 69 impala from a 305 TPI with TH350 to a 350 TPI 700R4. Just installed 24 lb injectors and now need new programming.
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Axle/Gears: Borg Warner 9 bolt w/3.27 lim. slip
Re: TPI tuners
Kevin, What do you charge? The '54 should be done within a year. It comes set from Howells electronics for SD and no smog. I'd like to be able to maximize my fuel consumption as my '54 is more of a cruiser than a hot rod. Also when my IROC is finished, I'd really like to dial it in for performance. I think if I set my gears up right on the IROC, I should be able to get around 25 MPG in 5th gear taching about 1500 rpms. I want the 1st four gears to mimic close to my 700R and have the 5th gear as an overdrive for freeway speeds(65-75mph). This is all a pipe dream as the '54 is priority now and my '88 is going down hill fast with 230k+ on it. I'm hearing new noises in the transmission and the top end is burning oil at a faster rate these days. I've felt a significant lose of power in the last few months. Did I mention I need to finish my '54? I better get to the overtime again!
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Re: TPI tuners
maximize fuel consumption or did you mean minimize fuel consumption with maximized performance.
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